Barking Abbey: Beacon School                 

Barking Abbey is Proud to annouce that it was awarded Beacon School Status in September 2002.

The beacon school programme was established in 1998 and involved nursery, primary, secondary and special schools. It was designed to build partnerships between high performing schools across the country and represent examples of successful practice, with a view to sharing and spreading that effective practice to other schools to raise overall standards in pupil attainment. Beacon schools offer advice on a wide range of areas including specific curriculum subjects, pupil monitoring, school management, provision for gifted and talented children, improving parental involvement, special educational needs and anti bullying strategies.